Railway-car.



. SUMMA.

RAILWAY GAR.

APPLICATION FILED JULY 21 Patented Sept. 1,

LEGS 605.

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RAILWAY GAR.

APPLICATION FILED JULY 21, 1913.

Patented Sept. 1, 1914.

3 SHEETS-SHEET 2 /l m a y V. M. SUMMA.

RAILWAY GAR. APPLICATION FILED JULY 21, 1913.

is 1 69,6056 Patented Sept. 1, 1914.

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showing a modified form section, as on line 55, 0 one side sill and as on line side sill with a cross beare section lines being indicat In the draw' SlllS which, in tinuous from 0 but it is obvious that short of the car eno if draft sill members In points adjacent the tudinal sills may be sections are preferre culiar adapt resents the ably of roll central'floor nailin floor nailing sills: shape and of co intermediate or rolled sectiong J re chairs shaped'to th secured theret tudinal sills rivets 1.

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bearing These pa pieces M arranged a cross beam and near e l/Vhen superstructu to the underframe a floor nailin cross b the cross beam an plate 20 connectin 21 by rivets 22, and braces 21 are at] by rivets 25 and 2 in such positi members dent fr of construction in 66 a center and r in elevation, the ed on Fig. 1. mgs, A represents the center are preferably conll to end of the car, they may terminate I desired and separate ay be spliced thereto at I These longitended through said side sill perforations, of any type, but rolled (1 because of ability to the inventio side sills which. also a ed section: 0 the their pen: B repre preferend sill; D, the 1e intermediate locr nailing ,Y of rolled side sills will be prevented and, under norion; H, the

ers preferabl nstant cross sect also preferably of the center sills, or the center sill may suppresents the cross beam t th id ill contour of the beam and s 2 and to the longii h can f the underframe by Wh K are arranged on ers and betwe are secured by bracket flanges 11 a rivets l0 connectin bolster Web 13. Th

face of bolster beam for securing rts are secure 3 connecting bracket bearing flanges 5. Th

g sills F will 6 respectivel as shown in Fi sed, although i om an inspection of Fig that where side posts or diagonals lap the may: be connected with the side sills and to the protrudingends of the cross-bearers, in

ne center sill and l outer unflanged sides of said center sills,

which case the members J need not be employed at the side sills. For convenienceof assembling the parts, said socket castings or chairs J are preferably left open, as shown. When, for any reason, the side sills are not perforated and the cross-bearers are not exthe socket castings J, connected to the inner faces of the side sills, will be interlocked with the continuousv cross-bearers by means of the rivet connection best shown in Fig.

outer ends of said crossbearers by means of said socket castings. Thus spreading of the mal conditions, the side sills may support depending upon which is the stiffer and on the disposition of the load pressed side sills are used as shown in Figs. 12 and 13, the Z-shaped bars 27 pp $i deS thereof rest upon the nailing sill supports en thefientel' $1115, 14 secured thereto and to the sill B by rivets 9 passing through 28 and 29 respectively; the inwardly pro- 3 avnd y jecting upper flange 30 of the Z-bar 27 con Walls 12 t0 stitutes the top chord of the'side si'll memeSe brackets and lower her. while lower flange 31 carries the nailing.

, provide an extended ill F, the center plate L. It will be noted that the cross beam ends y lneflIlS 0f rivets find a bearing in brackets J secured to the flanges 4 and center side sill, whereby any tendency to vertical g L 18 movement thereof in either direction is amply resisted by the side sill.

here, for any reason, it is considered p m t y means shown in Fig. 14 may be substituted, which g same to short angle bolster is of'conventional form employing t points between the the pressed diaphragms 35, preferably ach end sill.

' g is applied by top and bottom cover plates 36 and 37,- gs, 8, 9 and 10, the top cover plate 36 extending throughbe positioned on the slots in the center sills and the bottom cover flanged on all of their edges and connected plate 37 extending below the center sills,

the ldottom cover plate 37, the bottom flanges filler 39,' which maybe of any conve ient Y 9 of connection contour adaptable to the purpose. post 15 to diagonal brace Heretofore it has bee T e posts 15 where continuous cross bearers are employed so secured to side SlllS projecting through the webs of center ills,

y. In suclr to elevate the side sills above the upper plane ace the sockof said cross bearers to facilitate removal 1rs J on the and replacement of the cross bearers.

n found necessary In many types of box cars it is desirable g. 11, if such to lower the center of gravity as much as t willbe evipossible, and for that purpose, as well as s. 8, 9 and 10 for convenience of assembling and to pro- :1

-l, and the side sills will be connected .to the said side pcstsand diagonals, either or both.

rivets 17 pass- I of the center sills and to an intermediate of and projected through said apertures, and a side training member secured directly to said cross bearer.

16. in a car underframe. a center sill comprising spaced vertical web portions, spaced side sills and a continuous cross-bearing member held 'in interlocking engagement with said center and side sills by penetration of the webs of said sills and by connection therewith.

lT. In a car under-f 'ame. spaced side sills and :zn'i'ntcrmediate center sill provided with alined apertures. a continuous cross bearer in said aperturesprojecting beyond said side sills. and mcket castings connecting the sills and crcss bearer..

IS. in a car undertiamc. spawed side sills provided with alincd perforations. a continuous ci'o-ss bearing nu-mber projected through said perforations and beyond said sills, and a body framing member connected directly to said cross bearing member out* ide of said sills.

19. lo a car undert'rame. spaced side sills proided with alined.pertorations. a con tmuous cross bearing member projected through said perforations and beyond said sills. and a body framing member connected directly with said sills and said member.

20. In a car underframe. spaced side sills provided with alincd perforations. a continuous cross bearing member projected through said perforations and beyond said sills. and a body framing member connected directly to the webs. of said'sills. one of said framing members being connected to the cross bearing member. and a connection plate uniting said Framing members.

In a car undertrame. spaced side sills and spaced center Sills provided with alined apertures. a continuous cross bearer. and pocket castings connected directly to the webs of all of said sills and the cross bearer.

22. in a car uudcrframe, a center sill. spaced side sills. body posts on the outer sides of said sills. and continuous crossbearers held in interlockingengagement with said center sill by penetration thereof. and by connection therewith and with said body posts.

J). In a car undertramc. a center sill spaced side sills. body posts and diagonals. and continuous cross-bearers held in interocking; engagement with said center sill by penetration thereof and by direct connectic-n to said posts and diagonals.

24. In a car underlrame, a center sill. spaced side sills. body framing members lapping said side sills. and a continuous rossbearer penetrating said sills and being supported thereby. and near its ends being connected to said body framing members.

25. In a car underframe. continuous spaced side sills, acenter sill, body framing members lapping said side sills, and a crossbearer penetrating all of said sills and connected with said body framing members.

26. In a car underframe. a center sill. a side sill at each side of said center sill in aplane therewith. body framing members lapping said side sills. a plurality of continuous cross-bearers penetrating and connected with all of said sills and means rigidly connecting all of said parts.

27. In combination. a plate girder center sill. side sills and continuous cross-bearers all in substantially the same planes. and llttlV training members connected with said side sills and with said cross-bearers.

2H. ln'a railway car. bolsters. side sills continuous between said bolsters. body tramiug members lapping said side sills. continuous cross-bearers extending in the plane of and being connected at their outer ends with said body framing members.

29. in a railway car. bolsters. side sills continuous between said bolsters, continuous cuss-bearers extending in the plane of and through said side sills. and floor-nailing sills supported on said cross-bearers on the outer sides of said side sills.

30. In a railway car. bolsters. side sills continuous between said bolsters. continuous cross-bearers extending in the plane of and projecting beyond said side sills. and side framing members connected to said side sills and to said (IOSSl)(-11QIS.

2-31. In a railway car. side sills. cross- 1 -arers penetratingsaid side sills. and floornailing' sills supported on theonter ends of said cross-bearers at the outer side of said side sills.

3;. In a car un'derframe. a center sill. side sills and cross-bearers in substantially the same planes, the cross-bearers projecting through the side. sills. and floor-nailing sills resting onportions of said side sills above. said cross-bearers and receiving: support from said sills and cross-bearers.

32-). In a car underframe. continuous center sills. side sills and transverse members all substantially in the same planes and all interconnected by penetration of the webs of some of said members by other members extending at substantially rightangles thereto. and body framing members serving as connectors tor said mentioned other members and said side sills.

34. In a car undcrtrame, side sills and transverse floor supporting members in substantially the same plane. the transverse members being removable as units by movement thereot' transversely of said under frame through said side sills. and body framing members connecting the transverse members with said side sills.

35. In a car undcrf 'ame', spaced side sills with apertures therein. a contim ous cross bearing member extended through said apertures and body framing members lap- Home, spaced side sills {he-"rein, a continuous arose q projected through said side sills and =4 cross-bearer beyond erframe, spaced side sills 1 ie center Slll provlclecl wlth conlmuous cross-bearer snorted on the outer VICTOR M. SUMMA Vfitnesses:

OSCAR Hoonexee, JOHN E. HERMAN,J1', 

